2. Some people forget toSome people forget to
turn the camera forturn the camera for
3. Hold the camera steady andHold the camera steady and
just move your finger to snapjust move your finger to snap
pictures or you will get photospictures or you will get photos
like this.like this.
4. ComposingComposing
Look through your viewfinder,Look through your viewfinder,
compose, then take three stepscompose, then take three steps
forward—or zoom, zoom, zoom.forward—or zoom, zoom, zoom.
Why????Why????
19. Watch for Competing Images.Watch for Competing Images.
Where do you look in thisWhere do you look in this
picture when there are 3picture when there are 3
fairly equal faces?fairly equal faces?
32. Don’t have the subjectDon’t have the subject
looking at the “wall” orlooking at the “wall” or
closest edge of the photo.closest edge of the photo.
33. Notice the photo is cropped, theNotice the photo is cropped, the
subject is not centered, the rule ofsubject is not centered, the rule of
thirds is used and he has space tothirds is used and he has space to
look into.look into.
34.
35. What doWhat do
you thinkyou think
about thisabout this
photo?photo?
Good orGood or
bad?bad?
ExplainExplain..
36. How Important Is theHow Important Is the
Angle?Angle?
People normally see things from headPeople normally see things from head
high.high.
What if you laid on your back and tookWhat if you laid on your back and took
pictures?pictures?
What if you stood on a ladder?What if you stood on a ladder?
Would these present a new andWould these present a new and
interesting viewpoint?interesting viewpoint?
40. TheThe
cameracamera
was heldwas held
above theabove the
headhead
pointingpointing
down. Dodown. Do
the anglesthe angles
make themake the
photosphotos
moremore
dynamicdynamic??
48. AvoidAvoid
MergesMerges
They are thingsThey are things
in thein the
backgroundbackground
that take yourthat take your
eye away fromeye away from
the subject.the subject.
There’s a carThere’s a car
and a person inand a person in
this man’s hat.
71. Chaos can be interesting butChaos can be interesting but
viewers also like to seeviewers also like to see
patterns.patterns.
How do you like these?How do you like these?
84. Use leading lines to take theUse leading lines to take the
viewers eye to the main interest.viewers eye to the main interest.
85.
86. Critique the followingCritique the following
photographs.photographs.
Notice some areNotice some are
horizontal and somehorizontal and some
vertical.vertical.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94. Now that you knowNow that you know
some rules, makesome rules, make
sure to break themsure to break them
when necessary.when necessary.
96. Then ask them to getThen ask them to get
crazycrazy!!
97. So…are you going to takeSo…are you going to take
pictures of:pictures of:
People?People?
Animals?Animals?
Things?Things?
Places?Places?
Occasions?Occasions?